West Virginia officials investigate reports of powder in air

Authorities are investigating reports of a powder in the air and on some cars in West Virginia, northern Virginia and Maryland. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection said Friday it's working to collect and analyze samples of the dust-like substance after it was reported in the state’s Eastern Panhandle, about 100 miles west of Washington, D.C. The Maryland Department of the Environment said the likely explanation was dust from recent dust storms in Texas and New Mexico. A West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection spokesperson says there's no indication the powder is related to the Feb 3. toxic train derailment in Ohio.